Brewers fans already know harsh Jacob Misiorowski reality relayed by MLB insider

Jacob Misiorowski won't be pitching in tonight's Midsummer Classic, but the now-two-time All-Star was easily the best pitcher in MLB during the first half of the 2026 season. Misiorowski, who isn't throwing tonight due to fatigue that popped up during the final week of the first half, is setting the MLB-pace for ERA, WHIP, strikeouts, and opponent batting average at the midseason break.

Though Misiorowski's electric arsenal always suggested that his ceiling was "the best pitcher in baseball," few expected him to find the consistency needed to reach the status. However, in just over one year of major league experience, Miz has become not only the most dominant pitcher in the sport but also one of the most consistent.

Naturally, given Misiorowski's performance dating back to the 2025 postseason and the increased frequency of long-term contracts being handed out to players at the beginning of their careers, the idea of the Brewers extending the flame-throwing 24-year-old ace is one that constantly resurfaces.

However, according to FanSided's MLB insider, Robert Murray, the Brewers and Misiorowski haven't engaged in any extension talks to this point. Be sure to check out Murray's full report, which is free to read over at FanSided.com and linked below.

MLB Insider: Brewers haven't opened extension talks with Jacob Misiorowski

Brewers, Jacob Misiorowski not engaging in contract extension talks shouldn't come as a surprise to fans

As disappointing as the news may be for fans wanting to see Misiorowski in a Brewers uniform for the rest of his career, it shouldn't come as too much of a surprise. The Brewers, as much as they've made use of early-career contract extensions in recent years, agreeing to deals with Jackson Chourio, Cooper Pratt, and Luis Lara since December of 2023, seldom hand long-term contracts to pitchers. Milwaukee has extended arms like Freddy Peralta and Aaron Ashby in recent seasons, but both deals were just five years in length, and extending a Cy Young-caliber arm like Misiorowski would require at least a seven- or eight-year deal, which is likely outside of the Brewers' comfort zone.

The riskiness of the length of the contract has to do with the more significant impact injuries can have on a pitcher's career as opposed to a position player's. Take Brandon Woodruff and Corbin Burnes' careers for example. Had Milwaukee extended either back in 2020, before they were arbitration eligible, a seven- or eight-year deal would not have aged well to this point for the Brewers.

Yes, Burnes turned in a Cy Young campaign in 2021, and was an All-Star in '22, '23, and '24 as well, but Milwaukee could have had him on their roster in each of those four seasons without a long-term contract extension. In the year and a half since -- free agent years the Brewers would have been buying out with a long-term deal -- Burnes has made just 11 starts, underwent Tommy John surgery in June of last year, and his 2026 status is in question. Woodruff, meanwhile, hasn't turned in a full season of starts since 2022, and also missed an entire season in 2024 after a major shoulder reconstruction in the fall of 2023. His status going forward is also in doubt as he recently suffered a new injury to his anterior shoulder capsule, which is what was surgically repaired back in 2023.

All this isn't to scare Brewers fans into believing that Misiorowski is bound for a career-altering injury at some point in his career, but it does explain why small-market teams like the Brewers are more hesitant to offer long-term deals to pitchers. On top of the issue regarding the length of a possible Misiorowski contract extension, there's the financial aspect.

With two All-Star nods to his name in his first two seasons, a dominant postseason performance, an Opening Day start, and every velocity record a starting pitcher can acquire, Miz has the bargaining power right now to ask for an exorbitant deal. Sure, there's some risk involved on his side if he waits to earn his first major payday in free agency, but that tradeoff is one Miz might have to take given what the Brewers can realistically offer him.

As much as the Brewers and their fans alike would love to see Miz spend his entire career in Milwaukee, the type of deal required to get the flame-throwing ace to forgo years of free agency, which currently look like they will bring in a record-breaking salary for Misiorowski, is unlikely to be one the Brewers are comfortable with. Giving long-term deals to their All-Star pitchers after they've established themselves as one of the best arms in the game is not the Brewers' style, and it therefore shouldn't come as a surprise that Milwaukee and Miz aren't engaged in contract extension talks.

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